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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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January 30, 2007
Financial Markets
Hey big spender (or why conservation is perhaps a bit more than just a personal virtue) ….
In the past, I have noted that oil exporters saved rather than spent the windfall from the surge in oil prices. The IMF calculated that the average oil producer in the Middle East “spent” 30% and …
March 8, 2011
Politics and Government
Campaign 2012: Hello Buddy Roemer, GOP Presidential Candidate
Former Louisiana governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer speaks at a news conference in Baton Rouge announcing his presidential exploratory committee on March 3, 2011. (Lee Celano/courtesy Reuters) At the s…
December 27, 2018
United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year.
July 25, 2007
Financial Markets
Kuwait revalues (again)
And this time it let the dinar rise by a bit more than in the past. 1.7% is a lot more than the dinar moved the last two times (0.4% and 0.7%). Monica Malik of EFG-Hermes: ``They're revaluing beca…
February 8, 2016
Health
Zika Virus and Reproductive Health Access in Latin America
In response to the rapid spread of the Zika virus and the increasing number of cases linking the virus to microcephaly—a birth defect frequently characterized by a small head and incomplete brain dev…
